Study of a Seated Woman

Angelica Kauffmann Swiss

1790–91 (?)

Not on view

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Title: Study of a Seated Woman
Artist: Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss, Chur 1741–1807 Rome)
Date: 1790–91 (?)
Medium: Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on light brown prepared (?) paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 11 in. (40.5 × 28 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013
Object Number: 2013.65
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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